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HAWK EYE AND HIAWATHA 



“Then they began to dance” (Page 96) 


















HAWK EYE 

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HIAWATHA 


By 

LAURA ROUNTREE SMITH 

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1924 

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“Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!” (Page 116) 







HAWK EYE 


LESSON 1 

Hawk Eye was an Indian boy. 

He lived with his grandpa. 

They lived in a wigwam. 

The wigwam was 
in the forest. 

Grandpa’s name 
was Medas. 

Grandpa said: 

“Our wigwam 
is old.” 

Hawk Eye said: 

“Let us build a 
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Grandpa Medas said: “When shall we build 
the wigwam?” 

Hawk Eye said: “Let us build it to-morrow!” 




LESSON 2 


Medas and Hawk Bye built the wigwam. 
Hawk Eye found some strong poles. 

Medas made some holes in the ground. 
Hawk Eye put one end of the poles in the 
ground. 

Medas made the other end of the poles meet. 
Hawk Eye found a strong buffalo skin. 

They covered the poles with the skin. 

Hawk Eye drew pictures on the buffalo skin. 
He drew a picture of the sun and a picture 
of the moon. 

Hawk Eye could draw anything he saw. 
Medas said: “I like the new wigwam.” 

Hawk Eye said: “The new wigwam is large:” 
Medas was very old and he felt tired. 

Medas said: “I will go to bed now.” 

Hawk Eye was young and he was not tired. 
Hawk Eye said: “I will not go to bed yet.” 
Hawk Eye sat up late that night. 

He watched the stars and the moon. 


LESSON 3 


The new wigwam was in the forest. 

The forest was dark at night. 

The moon rose over the pine 
trees. 

The pine trees had cones 
on them. 

Hawk Eye gathered 
cones for the fire. 

Medas helped make 
the fire. 

Hawk Eye put 
the cones on 
the fire. 

Medas said: 

“To-morrow we will 
build a canoe!” 

Hawk Eye said: “I will help you build a 
canoe!” 

Medas said: “We will sail down the river 
in the canoe.” 








LESSON 4 


Hawk Eye said: “Where shall we build the 
canoe ?” 

Medas said: “We will build it by the river.” 
They built a canoe by the river. 

They worked many days by the river. 

At last the canoe was made. 



Medas said: “We will ride in the canoe.” 
Hawk Eye said: “Let me use the paddles.” 
Hawk Eye and Medas rode in the canoe. 
They came to a little village. 

It was a little Indian village. 

They got out of the canoe. 
















LESSON 5 


They stopped to see the Indian village. 

The village was full of Indians. 

The Indians all had wigwams. 

All the Indians were working. 

Some of them were making baskets. 

Some of them were weaving mats. 

An old chief was making bows and arrows. 
The Indians all knew Med as. 

They said: “Welcome, Medicine-Man!” 

They called Medas “Medicine-Man.” 

Medas was an Indian doctor. 


LESSON 6 

Hawk Eye looked at the Indians. 

The Indians said: “Welcome, little chief.” 
Hawk Eye wanted a bow and arrow. 
Hawk Eye wanted some Indian dye. 

He wanted to dye the sun on his wigwam. 
An old squaw gave him some dye. 


The old squaw had a large wigwam. 

There were many pictures on her wigwam. 
There was a picture of a bear. 



There was a picture of a bow and arrow. 

LESSON 7 

Medas said: “We must go home.” 

Hawk Eye got the canoe. 


The Indians said: “Come again, Medicine- 
Man.” 

They said: “Come again, little chief.” 

Hawk Eye liked to be called “Little chief. ” 
Hawk Eye said: “I want a bow and arrow.” 



Medas said: “We will go to the village 
again soon.” 

Hawk Eye said: “Then I will get a bow 
and arrow.” 

They sailed home in the canoe. 




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LESSON 8 


Hawk Eye sang this song to Medas: 

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Will you take a ride with me, 

In my little light canoe? 

We shall have a holiday, 

If I may call for you! 

Will you take a ride with me, 
Where the water lilies grow? 

The little stream winds in and out, 
With willows bending low. 

Medas liked the song very well. 

Hawk Eye sang it again. 

Then Medas fell asleep. 

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LESSON 9 


Medas was a great doctor. 

All the Indians called him “Medicine-Man. ” 



They came when they were sick. 
Medas gathered herbs in the forest. 
He gave the sick people medicine. 
His medicine was made of herbs. 


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A squaw came to the wigwam. 

The squaw had a little papoose. 

She carried the papoose on her back. 

She said: “Is Medas in the wigwam?” 

LESSON 10 

Medas said: “Come into the wigwam.” 
The squaw came into the wigwam. 

The squaw still carried her papoose. 

She said: “My little papoose is very ill.” 
She took the papoose off her back. 

It was a very little papoose. 

Medas gave the papoose some medicine. 
Hawk Eye held the little papoose. 

They stayed all day in the wigwam. 

The little papoose got better. 

The squaw took the papoose home again. 

LESSON 11 

Hawk Eye had some yellow dye. 

The dye looked like yellow paint. 

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He said: “I will paint the sun on 
wigwam.” 

He painted the snn a bright 
yellow. 

He painted the sun’s rays too. 

He said to Medas: “What else 
shall I paint?” 

Medas said: “Paint the stars 
on the wigwam. 

Hawk Eye painted the stars 
and moon. 

Then he painted the 
pine trees. 

He painted them with 
cones on them. 


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LESSON 12 

Medas said: “I must stay in the wigwam 
to-day.” 

Hawk Eye said: “I will go in the canoe. 
Hawk Eye went alone in the canoe. 

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Hawk Eye sailed down the river. 

He was going to the Indian village. 

He was going to get a bow and arrow. 

He came to the village at last. 

He drew pictures for the children. 

He drew fine pictures for them. 

The children clapped their hands. 

An old chief gave him a bow and arrow. 

LESSON 13 

Next day Medas said: “We will both sail 
in the canoe.” 

They sailed again to the Indian village. 
They made many friends there. 

Hawk Eye met Bald Eagle. 

Bald Eagle made bows and arrows. 

He taught Hawk Eye how to make them. 
Hawk Eye said: “I should like to shoot a 
bear!” 

Bald Eagle said: “Some day I will go 
hunting with you.” 


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LESSON 14 


The children came from the village. 

They came to Medas’s wigwam. 

They came to see Hawk Eye draw pictures. 
Hawk Eye made a picture of a bear. 



He made a picture of a rabbit and one of a 
squirrel. 

The children liked the pictures. 

They said: “Hawk EyO is a great chief.” 
They gave Hawk Eye some feathers to 
wear. 

He said: “I will wear the feathers always.” 
He wore the feathers in his hair. 


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LESSON 15 


One night the moon was very bright. 
That night Medas was fast asleep. 
Hawk Eye was awake very late. 

He heard a foot-step outside. 



Hawk Eye got his bow and arrow. 

He looked out of the wigwam. 

He saw a deer outside the wigwam. 

Hawk Eye shot the deer with his bow and 
arrow. 


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Medas woke up and said: “You are a young 
hunter.” 

Hawk Eye said: “I love my bow and 
arrow.” 


LESSON 16 

The next day Hawk Eye went into the 
woods. 

He carried his bow and arrow with him. 

The little squirrels were all afraid. 

The rabbits hid themselves behind the 
trees. 

All the birds flew away. 

They had heard about the deer. 

They did not want Hawk Eye to shoot 
them. 

Hawk Eye threw down his bow and 
arrow. 

Then the rabbits came to meet him. 

The squirrels chattered in the trees. 

“I will never hurt you,” Hawk Eye said. 

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LESSON 17 


One day Hawk Eye was ill. 

He said: “I wish I could see Bald 

Eagle.” 

Just then Meta- 
toxit came in. 

^ Metatoxit was a 
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dian. 

He said: “I will 
teach you to 
write.” 

He drew this 
picture for 
Hawk Eye. 

The picture means, “We saw three men in 
a canoe.” 

They made another picture and sent it to 
Bald Eagle. 

This picture meant that Hawk Eye had 
learned to hunt. 



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LESSON 18 


Metatoxit went away next day. 

Hawk Eye was very lonely. 

Medas said: “I must sail away again.” 
Hawk Eye wrote a letter. 

He wrote it tp Bald Eagle. 

He said: “Please come to see me.” 
Medas took the letter. 

Medas sailed away in the canoe. 

Hawk Eye looked out of the wigwam. 
He was watching for Bald Eagle. 

LESSON 19 

Next morning Hawk Eye woke early. 
He heard the leaves rustle. 

He looked out of the wigwam. 

He saw a big Indian coming. 

The Indian was Bald Eagle. 

Bald Eagle wore arrows in his hair. 
Bald Eagle wore moccasins on his feet. 
He came to the wigwam. 

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He said: “Poor little chief is ill.” 

Hawk Eye was glad to see him. 

Hawk Eye said: “Please tell me a story!” 



LESSON 20 

Bald Eagle said: “You made a picture of 
the moon.” 

Hawk Eye said: “Tell me a story about 
the moon.” 

Bald Eagle sat down and told this story: 

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There are four dragons in the sky. 

The dragons like to eat up the moon. 

Some day they will eat the moon all up. 
Then the dragons will go home. 

When they get home, a new moon comes. 
The dragons will come and eat the new 
moon. 

These dragons are always hungry. 

LESSON 21 

Hawk Eye said: “When will you hunt with 
me?” 

Bald Eagle said: “We will go next 
week.” 

Hawk Eye said: “What shall we hunt?” 
Bald Eagle said: “We shall hunt the bear 
and deer.” 

Then Bald Eagle went home again. 

Hawk Eye had a new knife. 

He could whittle with the knife. 

He had some pieces of wood. 

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He cut out a bear and a deer from the 
wood. 

He said: “Next week I will go hunting.” 



The squaw came to the wigwam again. 
She had her papoose with her. 

The papoose was well this time. 

The squaw had a bowl of soup. 

She gave Hawk Eye the soup. 

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Then Medas came back home. 

Medas said: “Is the papoose ill?” 

The squaw said: “Hawk Eye is ill.” 

Hawk Eye drank all the soup. 

He said the soup made him feel well. 

He made a new cradle for the papoose. 

The squaw carried the new cradle home. 

LESSON 23 

The next week Hawk Eye was well. 

Bald Eagle came to see him again. 

They both had bows and arrows. 

They were going hunting. 

It Was Indian Summer. 

It was growing quite cold. 

“Shall we find the black bear ?” they said. 
“Shall we find the deer?” 

They went deep into the forest. 

The wind whispered in the pine trees. 

They heard the leaves move. 

A red deer was coming down the pathway. 
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LESSON 24 


They shot at the red deer. 

The red deer saw the hunters. 

The deer ran swiftly away. 

The arrows did not hit her. 

A black bear was in the forest. 

The black bear was asleep. 

They killed the black bear. 

Hawk Eye carried him home. 

He took him to the wigwam. 

They had a great feast. 

All the Indians ate the bear meat. 

Bald Eagle made a rug of the bear skin. 

LESSON 25 

The snow began to fall. 

The forest was very silent. 

The black bears were all asleep. 

The river was frozen over. 

Hawk Eye could not use the canoe. 

He said: “I will skate on the ice.” 


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He skated to the Indian village. 

He talked to all the Indians. 

He said: “I wish I had a brother.” 

Lion Heart said: “I will be your brother.” 



LESSON 26 

Lion Heart was a brave Indian boy. 

He was not afraid of anything. 

He skated home with Hawk Eye. 

He said to Medas: “I have come to stay.” 
Hawk Eye and Lion Heart carved little 
figures. 

They carved all kinds of wooden animals. 

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Hawk Eye painted the animals. 

They had a happy time together. 

They lived together all winter. 

Medas said: “I wish spring would come.” 

Medas said: “I want to gather more herbs.” 

LESSON 27 

Lion Heart said: “Please tell us a story.” 

Medas said: “I know only 
One story.” 

The story was about the 
medicine-plant. 

The medicine-plant grows 
in the woods. 

Lion Heart said: “Tell us 
about the medicine-plant.” 

Hawk Eye said: “Tell us the 
story, Grandpa Medas.” 

Medas said: “I will tell the 
story this evening.” 

Lion Heart and Hawk Eye were busy. 

They were making bows and arrows. 

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LESSON 28 


That evening Medas told the story. • 

This is the story he told to Hawk Bye and 
Lion Heart. 

Once a hunter went into the woods. 

The hunter heard sweet music. 

He went again thro the woods. 

The music came from a plant. 

The plant had green leaves. 

The hunter cut the plant. 

The plant healed everything it touched. 

The hunter healed people’s wounds. 

The hunter healed his own wounds. 

Medas used the plant to heal wounds. 

LESSON 29 

Red Jacket came to the wigwam. 

Red Jacket had a sore finger. 

Medas used the medicine-plant. 

Medas healed the sore finger. 

Red Jacket said he was very hungry. 

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Hawk Eye and Lion Heart built a fire. 
They built it outside the wigwam. 
They put three sticks in the ground. 
They hung a kettle from the sticks. 



They built a fire under the kettle. 
They cooked soup in the kettle. 

They gave the soup to Red Jacket. 
Red Jacket liked the soup very much. 

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LESSON 30 


Red Jacket stayed a few days. 
He told many stories. 

He told stories about birds. 
He told stories about animals. 


Hawk Eye liked to 
hear the stories. 

Lion Heart liked 
the stories, too. 

Hawk Eye said: “Tell a story about a pine 
tree. 

“Tell a story about a tree with cones on it.” 

They all looked out of the wigwam. 

They could see the pine trees. 

The moon shone thro the trees. 



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LESSON 31 


Red Jacket told this story: 

One day three men went to Glooskap. 
Glooskap was a great spirit. 



One of the men wanted to be the tallest 
Indian in the whole world. 

One of the men wanted to live forever on 
the earth. 

The third man wished for good health and 
long life. 


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Glooskap called for an earthquake. 

The earthquake came very soon. 

The earthquake held the men’s feet to the 
ground. 

Glooskap changed all the men into pine 
trees! 


LESSON 32 

The wind whispers thro the pine trees. 

The wind is telling a story. 

It tells the story of the three men. 

It tells many other stories. 

A little papoose hangs from the pine tree. 
The little papoose is all alone. 

The little papoose is afraid. 

Red Jacket says: “See the little papoose.” 
Medas takes the little papoose inside. 

Lion Heart says: “I wonder who left the 
papoose here.” 

Hawk Eye says: “You are welcome, little 
papoose.” 


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LESSON 33 


Hawk Eye was not lonely any more. 

Lion Heart 
lived with 
them. 

They took 
care of the 
little papoose. 

The dear little 
papoose was 
not ill now. 

It was almost 
large enough 
to walk. 

“What shall we 
call the little 
they said. 

Medas said: “Gall him Little 
Thunder.” 

Hawk Eye said: “Call him Konteka.” 

Konteka means “The Brave.” 








Lion Heart said: “Call him Little Chief.” 
Then they said: “We will not give him any 
name yet.” 


LESSON 34 

Hawk Eye kept on making pictures. 

Outside the snow fell silently. 

snow was very deepi 
the forest. 

The pine trees were! 
all covered with! 
snow. 

All of the little In-1 
dian boys had snow-shoes. 

They all walked on snow-shoes. 

Hawk Eye and Lion Heart went out of] 
doors. 

They both had on snow-shoes. 

They saw a little boy coming toward them.] 
The boy was in fur from top to toe. 

He was a jolly little Eskimo! 



LESSON 35 


The little Eskimo stopped still. 

He said: “Are yon Hawk Eye?” 

Hawk Eye said: “Yes, I am Hawk Eye.” 



you.” 

The little Eskimo said: “I have come to see 
your pictures.” 

Then they all went back to the wigwam. 
Hawk Eye showed the little Eskimo his 
pictures. 


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The little Eskimo said he would stay a 
while. 

Medas said: “Little Eskimo, you are wel¬ 
come.” 


LESSON 36 

Little Eskimo did not go home next day. 

It snowed and snowed all day. 

They built a fire in the middle of the 
wigwam. 

The smoke went up thro a hole in the 
wigwam. 

They all sat around the fire and talked. 

Little Eskimo did not feel the cold. 

Medas said: “Little Eskimo, can you name 
the papoose ?” 

Little Eskimo said he knew only one pretty 
name. 

They all said: “Tell us the pretty name.” 

Little Eskimo said: “The name is Santa 
Claus.” 


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LESSON 37 


Little Eskimo said: “Santa Claus is coming.” 
Sure enough, it was late in December. 

Little Eskimo said: “Santa Claus brings 
toys.” 

Medas said: “Have you ever seen him?” 





Little Eskimo said: “No one has ever seen 
Santa Claus. 

“Santa Claus , comes during the night, driv¬ 
ing over the snow. 

“He drives his reindeer at night. 


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“He fills stockings for the Pale-Faces. 
“Perhaps he will come to the wigwam.” 
They all went to bed to dream of Santa 
Claus. 


Hawk Eye could not go to sleep that night. 
He was thinking about Santa Claus. 

Hawk Eye had no stocking to hang up. 

He had a pair 



of moccasins. 
He put one of 
them outside 
the wigwam. 

He said:. “It will 
get full of snow.” 
Hawk Eye heard 
sleigh-bells late 
at night. 


He heard the patter, patter of reindeer-feet. 
He said; “I wonder if good old Santa Claus 
is coming.” 


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In the morning there was snow in the 
! moccasin. 

There was a book under the snow. 

There was candy, too, in the moccasin! 
Santa Claus had been there in the night. 


“Merry Christmas!” called Hawk Eye. 

Little Eskimo said: “I will 
get a Christmas-tree.” 

The boys went into the 
woods. 

They chopped down 
a little tree. 

They put the tree on 
a sled. 

They took it back to 
the wigwam. 

They put pictures on 
the tree. 

The Christmas-tree had snow on it. 



They all danced about the tree. 

Medas said: “Can you read the new 
book ?” 

No one could read a word in the book. 

The book had fine pictures in it. 

LESSON 40 

Little Eskimo said: “Come out with me.”] 
It had stopped snowing by that time. 

The sun shone brightly thro the trees. 

Little Eskimo showed them how to make a I 
snow-house. 

They worked many days at the snow-house. | 
They made a real Eskimo snow-house. 

They often played in the snow-house. 

Little Eskimo said: “I must go home soon.”] 
Hawk Eye said: “How will you get: 
home ?” 

Little Eskimo said: “My brother drives ! 
dogs. 

“He will come with the dogs and sled.” 

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LESSON 41 


Little Eskimo’s brother came next day. 

He drove two. very fine dogs. 

He said: “Is Little Eskimo here?” 

They all shouted: “Here is another Eskimo!” 



They gave the new Eskimo something to 
eat. 

They fed the dogs reindeer-skin. 

Hext day Little Eskimo said: “We must go 
home.” 

Little Eskimo’s brother said: “Will you all 
go with me?” 

Medas said: “Ugh, ugh, too cold for me!” 

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Lion Heart said: “Ugh, ugh, too many 
bears! ” 

Hawk Eye said: “Ugh, ugh, too much ice,!” 
The little papoose clapped its hands. 

Little Eskimo said: “I will take you, 
papoose.” 

Little Eskimo took the papoose home. 



LESSON 42 

Medas said: “It will soon be spring again.” 
Lion Heart said: “I heard a robin sing.” 
Lion Heart was busy drawing pictures. 

He made pictures of birds every day. 

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He made a picture of a sparrow. 

He made a picture of a robin. 

He said: “Some day I shall know all the 
birds.” 

Hawk Eye said: “Some day I shall read my 
book.” 

He looked at the book very often. 

The book had pictures of Indians in it. 

The book had a picture of a wigwam in it. 

It had a picture of an Indian boy. 

It had a picture of a bow and arrow. 

LESSON 43 

The writing in the book was strange to 
Hawk Eye. 

It did not look like 
Indian writing. 

There were small 
letters on every 
page. 

Hawk Eye began to copy the letters. 

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He said: “I will visit the Pale Faces. 
a l will go to their school some day. 

“I will learn how they read and write.” 
Medas said: “You may go in the spring.” 
Hawk Eye said: “I will ride in the canoe.” 
Spring came at last. 

All the birds were singing. 

The rabbits came out into the woods. 

The squirrels came out too. 



They came in great numbers. 
The Indians were very war-like. 

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They all had paint on their faces. 

They had clubs in their hands. 

They said: “Gitchee Manito called us. 

“He told us to bring our clubs.” 

All the tribes of Indians came. 

Gitchee Manito said: “We will have peace.” 
He made a great pipe to smoke. 

He called it the peace-pipe. 

LESSON 45 

Gitchee Manito said: “I have given you 
woods to hunt in.” 

Gitchee Manito said: “Why are you not 
happy ?” 

Gitchee Manito told the Indians to bury 
their clubs. 

He told the Indians to wash their faces. 
They did as they were told. 

They buried their war-clubs. 

They said: “We will wash our faces.” 

They all washed the paint off their faces. 

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The Indians all made peace-pipes. 

They said: “We will quarrel no more.” 
They made the pipes of red stone. 

They took the pipes home with them. 

They did not quarrel any more. 

They were at peace. 

LESSON 46 

The little papoose did not like the Eskimos. 
The little papoose came back to Medas. 
Medas said: “Welcome, little papoose.” 
Medas said: “Have you seen Hawk Eve?' : 
Hawk Eye had been gone a long time. 
Hawk Eye had sailed away in the canoe. 

He had been gone from the wigwam five 
years. 

Medas missed him very much. 

The little papoose had not seen Hawk 
Eye. 

The little papoose was six years old now. 
He liked to go out and play in the woods. 

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LESSON 47 


The little papoose said: “I wish I had a name.” 
Medas said: “I will give you a name some 
day.” 



There were many birds in the woods. 

The birds were not afraid of little papoose. 
The little papoose picked up many birds’ 
feathers. 

One day he took a pretty feather to the 
wigwam. 

Medas said: “I will name you Pearl 
Feather.” 


LESSON 48 


Pearl Feather had no bow and arrow. 
Medas said: “Where are Hawk Eye’s bow 
and arrow?” 

They found Hawk Eye’s bow and arrow. 
Then Pearl Feather became a hunter. 

He went hunting and fishing often. 

Once Medas said: “Do not hunt to-day.” 



Pearl Feather said: “Why shall I not hunt 
to-day ?” 

Medas said: “I wish you to gather herbs for 
me to-day.” 

Pearl Feather went out with a basket: 

He gathered herbs all day. 

Medas made medicine from the herbs. 

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LESSON 49 


It was summer time now. 

All the flowers were growing. 

All the birds were singing. 

The stars and moon were bright. 

Medas said: “I wonder where Hawk Eye 
is now.” 

Pearl Eeather said: “Why did he go away?” 

“He went away to learn to read,” said 
Medas. 

“Why did he want to read?” asked Pearl 

‘ Feather. 

Medas said: “Santa Claus brought him a 
new book.” 

“Were there pictures in the book?” asked 
Pearl Feather. 

Medas said: “There were pictures of Indians 
in the book.” 

LESSON 50 

Medas and Pearl Feather were talking. 

The wind was singing in the pine trees. 

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The leaves in the path rustled. 

Some one was coming to the wigwam. 

Could Hawk Eye be coming home? 

A stranger stood in the 
moonlight. 

The stranger was a 
Japanese girl. 

The Japanese girl said: 

“Is Hawk Eye here?” 
Medas said: “Come into 
the wigwam and rest.” 

LESSON 61 

The Japanese girl car¬ 
ried a parasol. 

She carried a pretty fan, 
too. 

She said she had come 
to see Hawk Eye. 

She had heard about Hawk Eye’s pictures. 
Medas said Hawk Eye was not at home. 
Hawk Eye had sailed away in a canoe. 

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The Japanese girl said: “What is a canoe ?” 
She said: “I wish I could ride in a canoe!” 
Medas said: “We will make you a canoe.” 
The Japanese girl said: “What is that 
sound?” 

Pearl Feather said: “The birds are singing.” 
The Japanese girl liked the birds’ song. 

She said: “Our birds do not sing.” 

“Where do you live?” asked Pearl Feather. 
The Japanese girl said: “In the Sunrise Land.” 

LESSON 52 

Pearl Feather was very busy. 

He was building a canoe for the Japanese 
girl. 

He built it beside the river. 

He made the canoe of bark. 

He worked hard every day. 

At last the canoe was finished. 

Pearl Feather talked to the Japanese girl. 
He said: “Japanese girl, will you go with 
me in the canoe?” 


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The Japanese girl made a polite bow. 
She gave her parasol to Medas. 

She gave her fan to Pearl Feather. 
She sailed homeward in the canoe. 

LESSON 53 



Pearl Feather came 
He said: “What 
parasol of the 
And Medas said: 

up inside the 
And Pearl Feather 


home one day. 
shall we do with the 
Japanese girl 
“We will hang it 
wigwam.” 

said: “I wish we 


might have more © visitors. 


Several days passed by, and they were alone. 
Several nights passed by, and they were 
alone. 

Then the leaves began to rustle. 

Pearl Feather said: “Some one is coming.” 


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Who do you suppose was coming?- 
It was a little boy from Holland. 

He talked very fast to Medas. 

Medas could not understand a word he said. 

LESSON 54 

The stranger wore very odd clothes. 

He wore odd shoes, too. 

His shoes were made of wood. 

He carried a piece of paper. 

On the paper were written two words. 

The words were “Hawk Eye.” 

Then Medas knew what he wanted. 

The little boy had come to see Hawk Eye. 
He had come to see Hawk Eye’s fine pic¬ 
tures. 

LESSON 55 

Medas said: “Hawk Eye is a great artist.” 
•Pearl Feather said: “His pictures are fine.” 
The little boy from Holland went away. 
Pearl Feather gave him a pair of moccasins. 


The boy left his wooden shoes in the wigwam. 
The stranger liked the moccasins. 

Pearl Feather said: “I 
like the new shoes.” 
Medas said: “We will 
hang up the wooden 
shoes.” 

LESSON 66 

A great many visitors 
came to the wigwam. 
They came every week 
or two. 

They came from many 
countries. 

They all wanted to see Hawk Eye. 

They looked at his pictures. 

Each visitor left a present. 

The Arab left a fine black horse. 

He took the canoe for the horse. 

Pearl Feather made another canoe. 

He liked to ride on the black horse. 



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LESSON 57 

Lu Wing came to see Hawk Eye. 

Ln Wing stayed outside the wigwam. 

Lu Wing had a long pig-tail. 

He wore the pig-tail down his back. 

He said: “I have come to see 
Hawk Eye draw.” 

Medas said: “Hawk 
Eye is not at home.” 

LuWing said: “Please 
give me one of his 
pictures.” 

They gave Lu Wing a 
picture which Hawk 
Eye had drawn. 

Lu Wing left his chop¬ 
sticks for a present. 

Medas had never seen 
chop-sticks. 

Pearl Feather did not know what they 
were. 

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LESSON 68 


All the Indian boys were playing. 

Medas and Pearl Feather went to see the 
games. 

The Indian boys had bows and arrows. 

They kept as many arrows flying as they 
could. 

All the boys played the games. 

Pearl Feather could shoot very far. 

He could shoot farther than the other boys. 
Pearl Feather had a fine bow and arrow. 
Every one said: “"Where is Hawk Eye?” 
Pearl Feather said: “I will find him.” 

LESSON 69 

Pearl Feather said: “I will ride the black 
horse.” 

The black horse was very handsome. 

The horse could go very fast. 

Pearl Feather said: “I will find Hawk Eye.” 
It was late summer. The leaves were red. 


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Pearl Feather rode thro the woods. 
He rode very fast thro the woods. 
The birds were singing in the trees. 
The deer were afraid 
of the horse. 

The black bear was 
in his cave. 


LESSON 60 

Pearl Feather said to 
the birds: “Where 
is Hawk Eye ?” 

The birds said: “We 
have not seen him, 

Pearl Feather asked the squirrels about 
Hawk Eye. 

The squirrels said: “Ask the black bear. ” 

Pearl Feather said: “How can I talk to the 
black bear ?” 

The horse was afraid of the black bear. 

Pearl Feather rode the horse home. 



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They rode back to the wigwam. 

Pearl Feather left the horse with Medas* 
He started out on foot, thro the forest. 



LESSON 61 

Pearl Feather climbed up into a tree. 

He looked toward the Indian village. 

Soon he heard a great growl. 

Under the tree stood the black bear. 

Pearl Feather said: “Where is Hawk Eye?’ 
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The bear rolled his wicked eyes. 

Pearl Feather said: 

“I will shoot yon.” 

The black bear was 
afraid. 

He said: “I will tell 
about Hawk Eye. 

“Hawk Eye went to 
see the Pale Faces. 

“Hawk Eye went 
away to school.” 

Pearl Feather said: 

“How shall I find 
Hawk Eye?” 

LESSON 62 

The black bear did 
answer. 

He began to climb 
tree. 

The black bear was very hungry. 




He said: “I will eat you.” 

Pearl Feather was a great jumper. 

He jumped to the next tree and the next. 
The black bear was very angry. 

He growled and said: “Where is Hawk 
Eye? 

“I know, but I will not tell.” 

Then Pearl Feather jumped down from the 
tree. 

He ran faster than the black bear. 

He was soon out of sight. 

LESSON 63 

Pearl Feather went to see the Pale Faces. 
The Pale Faces had a big school. 

They taught the Indians to read and write. 
They said: “Hawk Eye has gone home.” 
Then Pearl Feather said: “I must go home?’ 
Pearl Feather learned a new word from the 
Pale Faces. 

The new word was an Indian name. It was 
Hiawatha. 


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“Who was Hiawatha?” asked Pearl Feather, 
The Pale Faces said: “Hiawatha was an 
Indian boy.” 


LESSON 64 

For days and days Pearl Feather went thro 
the forest. 

He was looking for 
Hawk Eye all the 
time. 

The black bear was 
looking for Pearl 
Feather. 

Pearl Feather was not 
afraid of the black 
bear. 

Late one night he went to the bear’s cave. 

All the bears were asleep. 

Pearl Feather said, softly: “Is Hawk Eye 
here ?” 

One of the little cubs woke up. 

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He said: “Hawk Eye was here, but he went 
down the river.” 

Pearl Feather said: “He will go home soon.” 
The cub said: “It is the Moon of Leaves.” 

It was late autumn. It was the Moon of 
Leaves. 



LESSON 65 

There was a canoe on the river. 

An Indian was in the canoe. 

The shore was lined with Indians. 

The Indians were dancing and shouting. 

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They said: “It is Hawk Eye, he has come 
home.” 

Hawk Eye rode fast in the canoe. 

He saw Pearl Feather. He shouted: 

“Ha! ha! The little papoose is a great 
chief!” 

Then Hawk Eye stopped his canoe. 

Pearl Feather got in beside him. 

Hawk Eye said: “Have you a new wigwam?” 

Pearl Feather said: “We live in the same 
wigwam.” 


LESSON 66 

All the Indians followed them. 

Medas stood in the door of the wigwam. 
They had a great feast for Hawk Eye. 
They had an Indian pow-wow. 

They danced about the wigwam. 

They said: “We will have but one tribe. 
“We will have Hawk Eye for our chief.” 
Hawk Eye was strong and brave. 

He said: “Brothers, I will be your chief.” 

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Hawk Eye said: “I learned how the Pale. 
Faces read. 

“I can teach you a new way to read and 
write.” 

Then the Indians all went home happy. 



LESSON 67 

Medas said: U W e must have a new wigwam 
for our chief.” 

Hawk Eye said: “We will build a house.” 
Hawk Eye showed them how to build a house. 
They all worked on the house every day. 

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They built a log house in the woods. 

The house had a door and a window. 

All the Indians came to see the house. 

The Indians liked the log house. 

They built log houses in the village. 

All the Indians liked Hawk Bye. 

LESSON 68 

Hawk Eye saw the Japanese parasol and 
fan. 

He said: “Who left the 
parasol and fan?” 

Pearl Feather said: “A 
Japanese girl left them.” 

Hawk Eye said: “I can 
tell you about Japan. 

“Japan is an Island a long 
way from here. 

“The Japanese all carry 
parasols and fans. 

“The Japanese'people are very polite. 

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“They bow when they meet their friends. 
“They call Japan Sunrise Land. 

“Some day we shall visit Sunrise Land.” 

LESSON 69 

The next day Hawk Eye saw the wo6den 
shoes. 

He said: “Where did 
the wooden shoes 
come from ? ” 
Pearl Feather said: 
“A boy from Hol- 
land brought 
them.” 

Hawk Eye said: “I will tell you about 
Holland. 

“Holland is a very flat country. 

“The people build dykes to keep out the 
waves of the sea. 

“Holland is a land of windmills. 

“The people skate a great deal. 








“The children skate to school. 

“I will draw pictures of the windmills.” 
Then Hawk Eye made pictures of the wind¬ 
mills. 


LESSON 70 

Hawk Eye rode on the black horse. 

He said: “Where did the horse come from?” 

Pearl Feather said: “The 
Arab left the horse. 

“He traded the horse for 
the canoe.” 

Hawk Eye said: “There 
are fine horses in 
Arabia. 

“The people of Arabia 
make their tents of skin. 

“They ride over the desert. 

“The desert is a great sandy plain. 

“The wind sweeps over the desert. 

“The wind blows the sand over the desert. 

“The Arab is proud of his horse.” 

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LESSON 71 


Hawk Eye saw the chop-sticks. 

He said: “Where did the chop-sticks come 
from ?” 


Pearl Feather said: “Lu Wing left the 
chop-sticks.” 

Then Hawk Eye laughed. 

He said: “I will use 
the chop-sticks.” 
He began to eat food 
with the chop¬ 
sticks. 

He said: “Lu Wing 
eats this way.” 
Hawk Eye said: “I 
have read about 
the Chinese; 

“Some day I will go to China. 

“I will spend Hew Year’s Day in China. 
“The Chinese people ring bells on Hew 
Year’s Day. 



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“They hang out their lanterns on New 
Year’s Day. 

“They have a merry time on New Year’s Day.” 

LESSON 72 

Hawk Eye said: “Why did the Japanese 
girl come ?” 

Pearl Feather said: “She came to see you 
draw.” 

Hawk Eye said: “Why did the other people 
come ?” 

Medas said: “They all came to see you 
draw.” 

Hawk Eye said: “I wonder if they will come 
again!” 

Medas said: “Have you learned to read?” 

Hawk Eye took out a book. 

It was the book Santa Claus had brought him. 

He said: “The book is about an Indian boy. 

“The story is about little Hiawatha. 

“Hiawatha lived in a forest as we do. 

“He lived with old Nokomis in the wigwam.” 


LESSON 73 


Hawk Eye read the story of Hiawatha to 
them. 

He read every evening about Hiawatha. 
Pearl Feather learned the story by heart. 

Me das liked to hear 
about Hiawatha. 

All the Indians came to 
see Hawk Eye. 

Hawk Eye taught them 
to read and write. 

The Indians liked the 
story of Hiawatha. 

One very old squaw 
remembered the story. 
One very, very old chief 
remembered the story. 
They said: “Hiawatha was an Indian boy. 
“Hiawatha hunted and fished as we do. 
“Hiawatha built himself a canoe. 

“Hiawatha was a great chief.” 

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LESSON 74 


Grandpa Medas was very old. 

One day he said: “Where is my canoe?” 
He sailed far away in the canoe. 

He did not come back for a long time. 
Hawk Eye said: “Let us sail away, too.” 



Pearl Feather said: “Where shall we go?” 
Hawk Eye said: “We will visit the Pale 
Faces.” 

They sailed away in the canoe. 

They went to visit the Pale Faces. 

The Pale Faces were friendly. 

Hawk Eye told them Indian stories. 

He told them stories about the wind. 






LESSON 75 


One of the Pale Faces sang this little song: 

The wind has a song as he whistles 
along, 

When the night is stormy and cold. 

So cover up warm to keep safe from 
harm, 

For the wind king is terribly bold. 

The wind has a song as he whistles 
along; 

He sends the snow-fairies about. 

If you were awake, a peep you could 
take; 

You’d see them, without any doubt. 

LESSON 76 

Mudjekeewis was a very brave Indian 
warrior. 

He went to hunt Mishe Mowka. 


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Mishe Mowka was a great bear. 

Every one was afraid of Mishe Mowka. 

Mudjekeewis had a belt with him. 

He found Mishe Mowka fast 
asleep. 

Mudjekeewis put the belt 
over the bear’s 
head. 

He struck the bear 
with his club. 

He killed Mish< 

Mowka the beai 

All the Indians were glad. 

The people made Mudjekeewis ruler of all 
the winds. 

He was ruler of all the winds that blow. 

LESSON 77 

Mudjekeewis said: “What shall I do with 
the east wind? 

“I will give the east wind to my son Wabun.” 

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Mudjekeewis said: a W“hat shall I do with 
the south wind? 

“I will give the south wind to my son 
Shawondasee.” 

Mudjekeewis said: “What shall I do with 
the north wind? 

“I will give the north wind to my son 
Kabibonokka.” 

Mudjekeewis said: “What shall I do with 
the west wind?” 

He said: “I will keep the west wind myself.” 

So Mudjekeewis kept the west wind. 

Wabun ruled over the east wind. 

Shawondasee ruled over the south wind. 

Kabibonokka ruled over the north wind. 

Mudjekeewis ruled over the west wind 
himself. 


LESSON 78 

Mudjekeewis said: “My three sons shall 
help me. 

“They shall help me rule over the winds. 

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“Wabun shall rule the east wind.” 

Wabun came from the east. 

He came early in the morning. 

All the birds and flowers loved Wabun. 

Wabun was very lonely. 

One day he saw a girl with blue 
eyes. 

Her eyes were 
blue as the 
sky. 

Wabun called the girl 
to come to him. 

The girl went to live 
in the sky. 

She went to live with Wabun. 

Wabun called her: “Star of the Morning.” 



LESSON 79 

Mudjekeewis said: “Kabibonokka shall help 
me. 

“Kabibonokka shall rule the north wind.” 
Kabibonokka blew a long breath. 

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All the pretty flowers withered. 

One day Kabibonokka went away. 

He went to see an old man. 

He went to see Shingebis. 

He went inside the wigwam. 

Shingebis was not afraid. 

Shingebis drove Kabibonokka away. 

This is an Indian story. 

It is the Indian story of the north wind 
and the sun. 

LESSON 80 

Mudjekeewis said: “Shawondasee shall help 
me. . I 

“Shawondasee shall rule the south wind.” 
Shawondasee loved the birds and flowers. 
One day he looked northward. 

He saw a lovely maiden. 

The maiden wore a green cloak. 

Her hair was as yellow as the sun. 

One day he looked northward again. 

The maiden’s hair had turned white. 


He looked again, and she was gone. 
The wind had blown the maiden away. 
Sho was not really a maiden at all. 

She was only a pretty yellow 
' dandelion. 

LESSON 81 

Little fairy dandelion 
Has a heart of gold, 

But her hair will all turn 
white 

Some day, I am told! 
i Little fairy dandelion, 

When you sail away, 

Will you meet the butterflies 
On a summer’s day? 



LESSON 82 

Pearl Feather told a story. 

He told a story about the rainbow. 

He said: “The rainbow is very pretty. 

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“The rainbow is made of flowers.” 

It had been raining a little. 

It had been raining while Pearl Feather 
talked. 

Pretty soon the sun came out. 

Then the rainbow came in the sky. 



The Indians all saw the pretty rainbow. 
They said: “See the colors in the rain¬ 
bow!” 

They said: “The rainbow is made of 
flowers!” 










LESSON 83 


Some Indians were chasing a bear. 

It was a very large bear. 

A giant came into the woods. 

The giant killed most of the Indians. 

He killed all but three Indians. 

These three Indians went to live in the sky. 
The great bear went to live in the sky, too. 
The great bear was never caught by the 
Indians. 

You can see the great bear in the sky at night. 
Some people call the bear the big dipper. 

LESSON 84 

Winter was a very old man. 

He sat alone in his wigwam. 

Winter had driven the birds and the flowers 
away. 

Spring came to the door of the wigwam. 
Spring said: “When I speak the flowers 
waken.” 


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Spring began to whistle a tune. 

All the birds came back. 

The flowers began to bloom. 

Winter did not 
like the sun¬ 
shine. 

He went out of 
the wigwam. 
Winter was gone 
a long time. 

A spring flower; 
sprang up in 
the wigwam. 
Spring ruled over 
the earth. 


Spring again! spring again ! 
Robin, bluebird, thrush and wren, 
All are here, all are here, 

Singing songs so clear. 

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And a-trooping o’er the hills, 

Comes a host of daffodils, 

' Spring again, spring again, 

Spring is here again! 

LESSON 86 

There was a big thunder storm. 

Pearl Feather told this story to the Pale 
Faces: 

A little boy went up into the sky. 

Men in the sky wore big wings. 

They made thunder with their wings. 

The men shot arrows to the earth. 

The arrows were the lightning. 

The little boy got a pair of wings. 

He made thunder in the sky. 

At last he went back to earth. 

The Indians said they had had a thunder 
storm. 

The little boy was glad to come back to the 
earth. 


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LESSON 87 


Once there was a little frog. 

He was always cold. 

He used to croak every night. 

The earth was daik 
at night. 

There was no moon 
shining. 

The whip-poor-will 
said: “We must 
have a moon.” 

_ ——^ The frog said he 

=s-~would help make 

the moon. 

The frog went to live in the moon. 

You can see his shadow in the moon. 

LESSON 88 

The chipmunk has black stripes. 

He has stripes on his back. 

This is how he got them: 



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The chipmunk lived near the water. 

The water once came too near his home. 

He tried to beat the water back. 

He beat the water with his tail. 

He was afraid the little chipmunks would 
drown. 

A good spirit saw the chipmunk at work. 

The good spirit took hold of the chipmunk. 

The good spirit said: “I will keep the water 
away.” 

The good spirit left the mark of his hand 
on the chipmunk. 

He made three stripes on the chipmunk’s 
back. 

LESSON 89 

One of the Pale Faces said: “How did the 
robin get a red breast?” 

Pearl Feather said: “I can tell you. 

“Once there was only one fire. 

“A man and a boy took care of the fire. 

“The old man was very sick. 


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“He said the boy must watch the fire. 
“The boy was tired and fell asleep. 
“The white bear watched the fire. 

“He put one of his paws on the fire. 
“He thought he had put the fire out.” 



LESSON 90 

Hawk Eye said: “You did not tell all the 
story. 

“A little robin flew past the fire. 

“The robin saw there was a spark left. 

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“She fanned the spark with her wings. 
“She went very near the fire. 

“She flew off and carried fire with her. 


“Then everybody had 
fire. 

“The robin scorched 
her breast. 

“All the rofiins have 
red breasts now. 

“Everyone loves the 
robin.” 



LESSON 91 


A little rabbit ran past. 

Some one said: “See the little rabbit!” 
Hawk Eye said: “See its black stripes!” 

He said: “The stripes are between its 
shoulders.” 

Pearl Eeather said: “I will tell you a story' 
“Once a rabbit saw the sun. 

“The sun was caught in a trap. 

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“The rabbit said: ‘I will let you out.’ 
“The rabbit went too near the sun. 
“The sun was very hot. 



“It burned the rabbit’s hair. 

“The rabbit has black stripes between its 
shoulders.” 


LESSON 92 

Once all the birds met together. 

They said: “We shall see which bird is 
strongest.” 

All the birds flew up in the air. 


The eagle flew the farthest of all. 

When he came down again to earth a little 
bird flew off the eagle’s back. 

The little bird was a linnet. 

The linnet said: “I flew off the eagle’s 
back.” 

The linnet said: “I am the strongest 
bird.” 

The other birds said: “The eagle is the 
strongest.” 

All Indians like to wear eagles’ feathers. 

LESSON 93 

Hawk Eye said: “Good-by, Pale Paces.” 

Pearl Feather said: “Good-by, Pale 
Faces.” 

Hawk Eye said: “ We must go home.” 

Pearl Feather said: “I like to live in the 
woods.” 

Hawk Eye said: “I wonder how Grandpa 
Medas is.” 


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Pearl Feather said: “I wonder if he is in 
the log house.” 

They left the canoe behind them. 

They had a long tramp in the woods. 


It was late autumn time. 

The Indians called it the Moon of Leaves. 
The leaves fell from the trees. 

The leaves made a soft carpet to walk on. 

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LESSON 94 


They walked thro the woods all day. 

They slept in a cave all night. 

The cave belonged to the black bear. 

The black bear was not in the cave. 

They were not afraid in the cave. 

They said: “The forest is our home.” 

Next day they went on homeward. 

They talked to the birds and squirrels. 
Pearl Feather made a wreath of autumn 
leaves. 

There was a haze over the hills. 

Hawk Eye said: “The south wind is smok¬ 
ing a pipe.” 

LESSON 96 

On their journey home they sang songs. 
Sometimes they walked very slowly. 
Sometimes they ran very fast. 

They went by winding paths. 

They went across many streams. 

Hawk Eye killed a great bear. 

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He carried the bear on his shoulders. 

Pearl Feather killed a deer. 

He carried the deer on his shoulders. 

They said: “Will we find Grandpa Medas?” 
They said: “Home is the best place.” 



They came in sight of a log house. 

An old man stood in the doorway. 

The old man shaded his eyes with his hand. 
The old man was Grandpa Medas. 

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He was looking for Hawk Eye and Pearl 
Feather. 

Hawk Eye gave a great shout. 

They came to the log house. 

They threw down the bear and deer. 

Grandpa Medas said: “Welcome home.” 

Grandpa Medas said: “You are both great 
warriors.” 

They said: “We will have a great feast. 

“We will have a feast in the Moon of 

■-> Leaves.” 

LESSON 97 

Medas said: “We shall 
have bear meat.” 

Hawk Eye said: “We 
shall have deer 
meat.” 

Medas said: “We will ask all our friends.” 

They got ready for a great feast. 

They made a rug of the bear skin. 

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They made a coat of the deer skin. 

They hung up the deer’s antlers. 

They wrote letters to their friends. 

They said: “We will have a great feast.” I 
They said: “We like the Moon of Leaves.” 

LESSON 98 

Every day they thought of more people. 
Hawk Eye said: “Don’t forget Bald Eagle.” 
Pearl Feather said: “Don’t forget Lion 
Heart.” 

Medas said: “Metatoxit will come, too.” 

The Indians began to come. 

They brought their wigwams with them. 
They put up their wigwams. 

They made a new Indian village. 

They said: “We will wait for the feast.” 
Hawk Eye said: “I wonder if little Eskimo 
will come.” 

Pearl Feather said: “We will welcome the 
Japanese girl.” 


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LESSON 99 


Before many days Little Eskimo came. 

He brought other Eskimos with him. 

Then the little Japanese girl came. 

She brought some Japanese girls with her. 
Then some people came from Holland. 



Then some people came from China. 

The Chinese all carried lanterns. 

An Arab came in late. 

The Arab rode a fine horse. 

They all came to see Hawk Eye. 

They all brought presents to him. 

Hawk Eye said: “We will have a feast.” 

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LESSON 100 


The day came for the feast. 

The Indians gave a great cry. 

Then they began to dance. 

They all wore feathers on their heads. 

They had an Indian pow-wow. 

After the feast the strangers went home. 
All the Indians stayed. 

They said: “We will live here always. 

“We will make a new Indian village. 

“We will call it the village of Hawk Eye.” 
Hawk Eye was proud and happy. 

He said: “I am glad I came home.” 


HIAWATHA 

ADAPTED BY N. MOORE BANTA 

THE WIGWAM 

Hiawatha was a little Indian boy. He 
lived with his grandmother. Nokomis was 
his grandmother. 

Nokomis came from the moon. She was 
the daughter of the moon. 

Nokomis fell down from the moon to the 
earth. 

This is'how Nokomis happened to fall. 
One day she was swinging in a grape-vine 
swing. 

Another Indian woman cut the grape¬ 
vine. 

Nokomis fell out of the swing. She fell 
down, down, till she struck the earth. 

Hiawatha and Nokomis lived in a wig- 

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warn. The wigwam was near the water. It 
was near the shining Big-Sea-Water. 

The water was Gitche Gumee. The wig¬ 
wam stood by the shores of Gitche Gumee. 
_ The water was 



“The wigwam of Nokomis” 


By the shores of 
By the shining Big- 
Stood the wigwam 


clear and sunny. 

A dark forest 
was behind the 
wigwam. 

There were pine- 
trees in the forest. 
They were black 
and gloomy. 

There were fir- 
trees in the forest. 
Cones were upon 
the fir-trees. 


Gitche Gumee, 
Sea-Water, 
of Nokomis, 






Daughter of the Moon, Nokomis. 

Dark behind it rose the forest. 

Rose the black and gloomy pine-trees, 
Rose the firs with cones upon them; 
Bright before it beat the water, 

Beat the clear and sunny water, 

Beat the shining Big-Sea-Water. 



EWA-YEA! MY LITTLE OWLET! 


Rocked him in his Uttle cradle 


Nokomis was 
old and wrinkled. 
She took care of the 
little Hiawatha. 

She rocked him 
in his little cradle. 

The cradle was 
made of linden 
wood. Nokomis 
made the cradle. It 
was safely bound 
with reindeer sin- 


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ews. It was made soft with moss and rushes. 

Hiawatha sometimes cried. 

Nokomis said, “Hush, the Naked Bear: 
will hear thee!” 

Then she sang a slumber song to him. 

In her song she called him her little owlet. 

She said, “Who is this that lights the wig¬ 
wam? Who lights the wigwam with his 
great eyes? Ewa-yea! my little owlet!” 


There the wrin¬ 
kled, old Noko¬ 
mis 

Nursed the little 
Hiawatha, 
Rocked him in his 
linden cradle, 
Bedded soft in moss 
and rushes, 
Safely bound with 
reindeer sinews; 










Stilled his fretful wail by saying, 

“Hush! the Naked Bear will hear thee!” 
Lulled him into slumber, singing, 
“Ewa-yea! my little owlet! 

Who is this that lights the wigwam? 
With his great eyes lights the wigwam? 
Ewa-yea! my little owlet!” 


THE NORTHERN LIGHTS 

Nokomis taught Hiawatha many things. 
She told him about the stars that shine in 
the sky. 

She showed him the comet with fiery 
tresses. The Indians called it Ishkoodah. 

Nokomis told Hiawatha about the north¬ 
ern lights. 

She said, “They are the Death-Dance of 
the spirits. They are the warriors with 
their plumes and war-clubs. They are 
lights in the north.” 

“How far away they are!” said Hiawatha. 

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“Yes,” said No- 
komis, “they shine 
far away to the 
north in the frosty 
nights of winter.” 

Nokomis said, 
“See the broad, 
white road across 
the sky! That is the 
path way of the 
ghosts, the shad- 

“Warriors with their plumes and OWS.” 
war-clubs” 

“The pathway runs straight across the 
sky,” said Hiawatha. 

“Yes,” said Nokomis, “it is crowded with 
the ghosts, the shadows.” 


Many things Nokomis taught him 
Of the stars that shine in heaven; 
Showed him Ishkoodah, the comet, 

Ishkoodah, with fiery tresses; 

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Showed the Death-Dance of the spirits, 
Warriors with their plumes and war-clubs, 
Flaring far away to northward 
In the frosty nights of Winter; 

Showed the broad, white road in heaven, 
Pathway of the ghosts, the shadows, 
Running straight across the heavens, 
Crowded with the ghosts, the shadows. 


WORDS OF WONDER 

On summer evenings Hiawatha sat at 
the door of the wigwam. Nokomis sat be¬ 
side him. 

Hiawatha heard the pine-trees whisper¬ 
ing. And he said, “What is that, grand¬ 
mother?” 

And Nokomis answered, “That is the 
wind whispering through the pine-trees.” 

“The pine-trees say, ‘Minne-wawa’,” said 
Hiawatha. 

He heard the lapping of the waters. The 

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sounds were words of music. They were 
words of wonder. 

“What is that we hear, grandmother?” 
said he. 

“That is but the lapping of the waters,” 
said Nokomis. 

“The water says, ‘Mudway-aushka’,” 
said Hiawatha. 


At the door on summer evenings 
Sat the little Hiawatha; 

Heard the whispering of the pine-trees, 
Heard the lapping of the waters, 

Sounds of music, words of wonder; 
“Minne-wawa!” said the pine-trees, 
“Mudway-aushka!” said the water. 

LITTLE WHITE-FIRE INSECT 
Hiawatha saw the firefly. He saw it flit¬ 
ting through the trees. 

“What is that?” said he. 




“Thai is the Wah-wah-taysee,” said No- 
komis. “See the twinkle of its candle! It 
lights up the brakes and bushes.” 

He sang the song Nokomis taught him. 
He sang about the little firefly. 

He said, “I see you, little Wah-wah-tay- 
see. I see you, little firefly.” 

The firefly gave light to Hiawatha. 

Nokomis said, “The firefly gives light 
with its little candle.” 

Hiawatha said, “I like the little firefly. It 
makes light for me.” 

Nokomis said, “It is a little flitting, white- 
fire insect. It is a little dancing, white-fire 
creature.” 

Then Hiawatha called, “Little firefly, 
light me with your little candle. Light me 
while I go to bed.” 

He said, “Light me before I go to sleep. 
Give me light with your little candle.” 

The little firefly gave light to Hiawatha. 

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It gave him light with its little candle. It 
gave him light while he went to bed. 


Saw the firefly, Wah-wah-taysee, 
Flitting through the dusk of evening. 
With the twinkle of its candle 
Lighting up the brakes and bushes, 
And he sang the song of children, 
Sang the song Nokomis taught him, 
“Wah-wah-taysee, little firefly, 
Little, flitting, white-fire insect. 
Little, dancing, white-fire creature, 
Light me with your little candle, 

Ere upon my bed I lay me, 

Ere in sleep I close my eyelids!” 


SHADOWS ON THE MOON 
Hiawatha saw the moon come up. It 
seemed to come out of the water. 

He saw some dark spots on the moon. 

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“What is that, Nokomis?” he whispered. 
Nokomis told him a story about the 
moon. It was an Indian story. 

It was about a warrior who was very 
angry. He was so angry he threw his 
grandmother u p 
into the sky. 

It was midnight 
and the moon was 
in the sky. The 
warrior threw his 
grandmother right 
against the moon. 

She stuck fast to the 
moon. 

“’Tis her body _ 

that yOU see there “Nokomis told him a story” 

in the moon,” said Nokomis. 


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Saw the moon rise from the water, 
Rippling, rounding from the water, 




Saw the flecks and shadows on it, 
Whispered, “What is that, Nokomis?” 
And the good Nokomis answered: 
“Once a warrior, very angry, 

Seized his grandmother, and threw her 
Up into the sky at midnight; 

Right against the moon he threw her; 
’Tis her body that you see there.” 


THE STORY OF THE RAINBOW 
Hiawatha saw the rainbow. 

He whispered, “What is that, Nokomis?” 
The good Nokomis told him a story 
about the rainbow. She called the rainbow 
the heaven of flowers. 

She told him about the flowers in the 
forest. He knew they were beautiful. He 
knew they were of many colors. 

She told him that they were not always 
bright. They fade and die and we do not 

see them on the earth. 

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“When they fade on earth,” Nokomis 
said, “they go up to heaven. They bloom 
again in the rainbow.” 


Saw the rainbow in the heaven, 

In the eastern sky, the rainbow, 
Whispered, “What is that, Nokomis?” 
And the good Nokomis answered: 

“ ’Tis the heaven of flowers you see there; 
All the wild-flowers of the forest, 

All the lilies of the prairie, 

When on earth they fade and perish. 
Blossom in that heaven above us.” 


THE OWL AND OWLET 
One night when Hiawatha was in bed, he 
heard a noise. He was much frightened. 
“What is that, Nokomis?” he cried. 

The good Nokomis told him it was the 
owl and owlet. They were talking to each 
other. They were scolding each other. 




When he heard 
the owls at mid¬ 
night. 

Hooting, laughing 
in the forest, 
“What is that?” he 
cried in terror; 
“What is that?” he 
said, “Nokomis?” 
And the good No¬ 
komis answered: 
“That is but the owl 
and owlet, 
Talking in their native language, 
Talking, scolding at each other.” 


HIAWATHA AND THE ANIMALS 
Hiawatha liked to walk in the forest. 
He learned the names of all the birds. He 
called them by their names. 

He talked to them whenever he met them. 

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“He heard the owls at midnight” 






The birds showed Hiawatha how they 
built their nests. He learned where they 
hid themselves in winter. 

He called them “Hiawatha’s Chickens.” 

Hiawatha saw the beavers. He learned 
how they built their lodges. They lived in 
the lodges. 

He watched them at work. He learned 
their secrets. They were not afraid of him. 

Hiawatha saw a squirrel in a pine tree. 
He watched it run up and down the tree. 

He talked to the little squirrel. He called 
it Adjidaumo. 

He knew where the squirrel hid its 
acorns. He loved the little squirrel. 

Hiawatha saw a reindeer in the forest. It 
ran very swiftly. Hiawatha asked the rein¬ 
deer how it ran so swiftly. The reindeer 
told him all its secrets. 

One day Hiawatha saw a rabbit. The 
rabbit was afraid. 


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“Why are you so timid?” asked Hiawa¬ 
tha. 

The rabbit told him why it was afraid. 
Hiawatha loved all the animals. He 
talked with them whenever he met them. 
He called them “Hiawatha’s Brothers.” 


Then the little Hiawatha 
Learned of every bird its language, 
Learned their names and all their secrets, 
How they built their nests in Summer, 



“Hiawatha’s Chickens” 
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Where they hid themselves in Winter, 
Talked with them when’er he met them, 
Called them “Hiawatha’s Chickens.” 

Of all beasts he learned the language, 
Learned their names and all their secrets, 
How the beavers built their lodges, 

Where the squirrels hid their acorns, 

How the reindeer ran so swiftly, 

Why the rabbit was so timid, 

Talked with them whene’er he met them, 
Called them “Hiawatha’s Brothers.” 


THE NEW BOW AND ARROW 
Nokomis had a friend named Iagoo. He 
had traveled and knew many stories. He 
was a great story-teller. 

Iagoo made a bow for Hiawatha. He 
made it from a branch of an ash tree. 

He made the arrows from the branch of 
an oak tree. The arrows had feathers on 
them. 


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They were tipped with flint. The cord 
was made of deerskin. 

He told Hiawatha to go into the forest 
and shoot a deer. 

Hiawatha took the bow and arrows. He 
walked proudly into the forest. 

The birds were singing in the trees. 

The robin sang, “Do not shoot us, Hia¬ 
watha!” 

The bluebird sang, “Do not shoot us, Hia¬ 
watha!” 

The squirrel ran up an oak tree. He ran 
in and out among the branches. 

He said, “Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!” 

The little rabbit jumped away from Hia¬ 
watha. 

He sat up and said, “Do not shoot me, 
Hiawatha!” 


Then Iagoo, the great boaster, 
He the marvelous story-teller, 

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He the traveler and the talker, 

He the friend of old Nokomis, 

Made a bow for Hiawatha; 

From a branch of ash he made it, 

From an oak-bough made the arrows, 
Tipped with flint, and winged with feathers, 
And the cord he made of deer-skin. 

Then he said to Hiawatha: 

“Go, my son, into the forest, 

Where the red deer herd together, 

Kill for us a famous roebuck, 

Kill for us a deer with antlers!” 

Forth into the forest straightway 
All alone walked Hiawatha 
Proudly with his bow and arrows; 

And the birds sang round him, o’er him, 
“Do not shoot us, Hiawatha!” 

Sang the robin, the Opechee, 

Sang the bluebird, the Owaissa, 

“Do not shoot us, Hiawatha!” 

Up the oak-tree, close beside him, 

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Sprang the squirrel, Adjidaumo, 

In and out among the branches, 

Coughed and chattered from the oak-tree, 
Laughed, and said between his laughing, 
“Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!” 

And the rabbit from his pathway 
Leaped aside, and at a distance 
Sat erect upon its haunches, 

Half in fear and half in frolic, 

Saying to the little hunter, 

“Do not shoot me, Hiawatha!” 


THE HUNTING OF THE DEER 

Hiawatha did not see the little birds. 

He did not hear the squirrel nor the rab¬ 
bit. He was thinking of the deer. 

He saw the tracks of a deer. They led 
down to the river. 

He hid in the bushes by the river. He 
waited there for the deer. 

By and by he saw two antlers. Then he 

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“The deer came down the pathway" 


saw two eyes. Then the deer came down 
the pathway. 

Hiawatha aimed an arrow. His heart 
fluttered and trembled. He hardly moved 
a twig. 

But the deer knew a hunter was near. 
Then the arrow flew. 

“Buzz!” it said, and stung the deer. 

Then the deer fell to the ground. He was 
dead. His timid heart was still. 

Hiawatha was very happy, for he had 

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killed a deer. He wanted to shout for joy. 
He took the red deer home. 

Nokomis and Iagoo watched for Hia¬ 
watha. When they saw him, they cheered 
him. They praised him and called him a 
great hunter. 

Nokomis made a cloak for Hiawatha out 
of the red deer’s hide. 

With the flesh of the deer, she made a feast 
for him. All the warriors of the village were 
invited to the feast. All the women and the 
children were invited. 

They all praised Hiawatha. They called 
him Strong-Heart, Soan-ge-taha! They 
called him Loon-Heart, Mahn-go-taysee! 


But he heeded not, nor heard them, 
For his thoughts were with the red deer; 
On their tracks his eyes were fastened, 
Leading downward to the river, 

To the ford across the river, 

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And as one in slumber walked he. 

Hidden in the alder-bushes, 

There he waited till the deer came, 

Till he saw two antlers lifted, 

Saw two eyes look from the thicket, 

Saw two nostrils point to windward, 

And a deer came down the pathway, 
Flecked with leafy light and shadow. 
And his heart with¬ 
in him fluttered, 

Trembled like the 
leaves above him, 

Like the birch-leaf 
palpitated, 

As the deer came 
down the path¬ 
way. 

Then upon one 
knee uprising, 

Hiawatha aimed an 
arrow; 

“Hiawatha aimed an arrow” 



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Scarce a twig moved with his motion, 
Scarce a leaf was stirred or rustled. 

But the wary roebuck started, 

Stamped with all his hoofs together, 
Listened with one foot uplifted. 

Leaped as if to meet the arrow; 

Ah! the singing, fatal arrow, 

Like a wasp it buzzed and stung him. 

Dead he lay there in the forest, 

By the ford across 
the river; 

Beat his timid heart 
no longer, 

But the heart of 
Hiawatha 
Throbbed and 
shouted and ex¬ 
ulted, 

As he bore the red 
deer homeward, 
And Iagoo and No- 

“Made a cloak for Hiawatha” komis 





Hailed his coming with applauses. 

From the red deer’s hide Nokomis 
Made a cloak for Hiawatha, 

From the red deer’s flesh Nokomis 
Made a banquet in his honor. 

All the village came and feasted, 

All the guests praised Hiawatha, 

Called him Strong-Heart, Soan-ge-taha! 
Called him Loon-Heart, Mahn-go-taysee! 

HIAWATHA AND MUDJEKEEWIS 
Hiawatha had now grown from child¬ 
hood into manhood. He was skilled in all 
the craft of hunters. He was learned in all 
the lore of the old men. 

He knew the youthful sports and pas¬ 
times. He knew how to do many useful 
kinds of labor. 

Hiawatha was very swift of foot. He had 
moccasins or shoes which could make him 

go over the ground very fast indeed. 

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“At each stride a mile he measured.” 

It is said that he could also shoot an ar¬ 
row forward and then run ahead so rapidly 
as to get before it. 

He was also very strong, especially when 
he put on his magic mittens. With these he 
could split huge rocks at a single blow. 

Hiawatha questioned old Nokomis very 
much about his father and mother. 

His father was Mudjekeewis, the West 
Wind. His mother was Wenonah, the beau¬ 
tiful daughter of Nokomis. 

When Hiawatha was a little baby his 
mother had died. So Hiawatha had always 
lived with his grandmother. 

Nokomis did not like Mudjekeewis. But 
Hiawatha said to her: 

“I will go to Mudjekeewis, 

See how fares it with my father, 

At the doorways of the West-Wind, 

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“Left the antelope and bison” 


At the portals of the Sunset!” 

Warning said the old Nokomis, 

“Go not forth, O Hiawatha! 

To the kingdom of the West-Wind, 

To the realms of Mudjekeewis, 

Lest he harm you with his magic, 

Lest he kill you with his cunning!” 

But Hiawatha was fearless. He did not 
heed Nokomis. He strode forth into the 
forest. 


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He had on his magic moccasins. He 
measured a mile at each step. 

So he journeyed westward, westward, 

Left the fleetest deer behind him, 

Left the antelope and bison. 

He soon came to the Rocky Mountains, 
the kingdom of the West-Wind. There sat 
the ancient Mudjekeewis upon the top of 
the mountains. 

“Welcome!” said he, “Hiawatha, 

To the kingdom of the West-Wind! 
Long have I been waiting for you! 
Youth is lovely, age is lonely, 

Youth is fiery, age is frosty! 

You bring back the days departed.” 

Many days Hiawatha and Mudjekeewis 
talked together. 

Mudjekeewis did much boasting about 
his bravery and strength. Hiawatha lis- 

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tened patiently to his father’s boasting. 



Then they talked of other matters; 
First of Hiawatha’s brothers, 

First of Wabun, of the East-Wind, 

Of the South-Wind, Shawondasee, 

Of the North, Kabi- 
bonokka; 

Then of Hiawatha’s 
mother, 

Of the beautiful 
Wenonah, 

Of her birth upon 
the meadow, 

Of her death, as old 
Nokomis 

Had remembered 
and related. 


The beautif 


Then they engaged 
strength for three whole days. 


“Hold!” at length cried Mudjeke^s, 





“Hold, my son, my Hiawatha! 

I have put you to this trial 

But to know and prove your courage; 

Now receive the prize of valor!” 

Mudjekeewis was so pleased with the 
courage and strength of Hiawatha that he 
promised to make him ruler of the North¬ 
west Wind. 

On his way home, 
Hiawatha visited 
an old arrow- 
maker who lived 
with his daughter 
by a beautiful 
stream. 

The arrow-mak¬ 
er’s daughter was 
called Minnehaha. 
Minnehaha means 

The old arrow-maker and Minnehaha laughing water. 

When Hiawatha saw Minnehaha he loved 

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her, for she was very beautiful. But he said 
nothing to her or her father about it. 

Hiawatha had now become a very brave 
warrior. He was a great chief among his 
people. 

He wanted to teach his people and make 
them happy and prosperous. He taught 
them many things. 

He taught them how to till the soil. He 
showed them how to raise corn. 


HIAWATHA AND MINNEHAHA 
Hiawatha went away to find a wife. He 
went to the home of the ancient arrow- 
maker, the home of Minnehaha. 

“Hiawatha, you are welcome!” said the 
ancient arrow-maker. 

“You are welcome, Hiawatha!” said the 
lovely Laughing Water. 

Then Minnehaha brought food and set it 
before her father and Hiawatha. 

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“Brought them water from the 
brooklet” 


She brought them 
water from the 
brooklet. 

Hiawatha said to 
the ancient arrow- 
maker: 

“Give me as my 
wife this maiden, 
Minnehaha, 
Laughing Water, 
Loveliest of Daco- 
tah women.” 


The ancient arrow-maker said, “Yes, if 
Minnehaha wishes.” 

Minnehaha went to Hiawatha and sat 
beside him, while she said, “I will follow 
you, my husband.” 

Then they were married and Hiawatha 
went back home with his beautiful bride. 

Then there was a great feast. 

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All the Indians were invited to the feast. 

They wore furs, and had their faces paint¬ 
ed. They ate out of bowls made of bass¬ 
wood. They ate with spoons made of horn. 

Here are some of 
the things they had 
to eat; sturgeon, 
pike, pemmican, 
buf f a 1 o m a rr o w, 
deer meat, buffalo 
meat, corn cakes, 
and rice. 

Then there were 
dancing and games 
and singing and 

story-telling, while “There was a great feast 

the Indians smoked their long pipes. 


HIAWATHA’S FRIENDS 
Hiawatha had two good friends. They 
were Chibiabos, the musician, and Kwasind, 

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the strong man. These two friends he sin¬ 
gled out from all the others. 

They were bound together in closest 
union. To them he gave the right hand of 
his heart in joy and sorrow. 

The pathway ran straight between them. 
The grass never grew upon it. The mis¬ 
chief-makers could not make ill feeling 
between them. 

Chibiabos was the most beloved by Hia¬ 
watha. The reason was that Chibiabos was 
kind and gentle. Also he sang so sweetly 
that everyone liked to hear him. 

Chibiabos made himself flutes from hol¬ 
low reeds. When he played one of these 
flutes even the birds stopped singing to 
listen. 

The bluebird, the robin, and the whip¬ 
poorwill asked Chibiabos to teach them to 
sing. 

The squirrel stopped chattering to listen 

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Sat up on their hind legs to listen* 


to the music. The rabbits sat up on their 
hind legs to look and listen. 

Hiawatha loved Chibiabos for his gentle¬ 
ness and the magic of his singing. 

Kwasind, the very strong man, was dear, 
too, unto Hiawatha. He was the strongest 
of all men. Hiawatha loved him for his 
strength and goodness. 

Kwasind was so strong that he did many 
wonderful things. He once cleared a road 
through the forest by throwing the big logs 





and trees out of the way. To the right hand, 
to the left hand he threw the trees swift as 
arrows. 

Kwasind was one day leaning against a 
big rock. He was watching the young men 
sporting in the meadow. 

The young men said, “Come wrestle with 
us. Let us pitch the quoit together!” 

Kwasind made no answer. He rose 
slowly, and turning, seized the great rock 
in his fingers. He raised it up on his hand. 
Then he pitched it into the river. 

Hiawatha, Chibiabos, and Kwasind lived 
long together in peace. They always talked 
together how they might make the tribes 
of men prosper. 


Two good friends had Hiawatha, 
Singled out from all the others, 

Bound to him in closest union, 

And to whom he gave the right hand 

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Of his heart in joy and sorrow; 

Chibiabos, the musician, 

And the very strong man, Kwasind. 

Straight between them ran the pathway, 
Never grew the grass upon it; 

Singing birds, that utter falsehoods, 
Story-tellers, mischief-makers, 

Found no eager ear to listen, 

Could not breed ill-will between them, 

For they kept each other’s counsel, 

Spake with naked hearts together, 
Pondering much and much contriving 
How the tribes of men might prosper. 

Most beloved by Hiawatha 
Was the gentle Chibiabos, 

He the best of all musicians, 

He the sweetest of all singers. 

Beautiful and childlike was he, 

Brave as man is, soft as woman, 

Pliant as a wand of willow, 

Stately as a deer with antlers. 

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When he sang, the village listened; 

All the warriors gathered round him, 

All the women came to hear him; 

Now he stirred their souls to passion, 

Now he melted them to pity. 

From the hollow reeds he fashioned 
Flutes so musical and mellow. 

That the brook, the Sebowisha, 

Ceased to murmur in the woodland. 

That the wood-birds ceased from singing, 
And the squirrel, Adjidaumo, 

Ceased his chatter in the oak-tree, 

And the rabbit, the Wabasso, 

Sat upright to look and listen. 

Yes, the brook, the Sebowisha, 

Pausing, said, “O Chibiabos, 

Teach my waves to flow in music, 

Softly as your words in singing!” 

Yes, the bluebird, the Owaissa, 

Envious, said, “O Chibiabos, 

Teach me tones as wild and wayward, 

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Teach me songs as full of frenzy!” 

Yes, the robin, the Opechee, 

Joyous, said, “O Chibiabos, 

Teach me tones as sweet and tender, 
Teach me songs as full of gladness!” 

And the whippoorwill, Wawonaissa, 
Sobbing, said, “O Chibiabos, 

Teach me tones as melancholy, 

Teach me songs as full of sadness!” 

All the many sounds of nature 
Borrowed sweetness from his singing; 
All the hearts of men were softened 
By the pathos of his music; 

For he sang of peace and freedom, 
Sang of beauty, love, and longing, 
Sang of death, and life undying 
In the islands of the Blessed, 

In the kingdom of Ponemah, 

In the land of the Hereafter. 

Very dear to Hiawatha 
Was the gentle Chibiabos, 

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He the best of all musicians, 

He the sweetest of all singers; 

For his gentleness he loved him, 
And the magic of his singing. 

Dear, too, unto Hiawatha 
Was the very strong man, Kwasind, 
He the strongest of all mortals, 

He the mightiest among many; 

For his very strength he loved him, 
For his strength allied to goodness. 

Idle in his youth was Kwasind, 
Very listless, dull, and dreamy, 
Never played with other children. 
Never fished and never hunted, 

Not like other children was he; 

But they saw that much he fasted, 
Much his Manito entreated, 

Much besought his Guardian Spirit. 

“Lazy Kwasind!” said his mother, 
“In my work you never help me! 

In the Summer you are roaming 

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Idly in the fields and forests; 

In the Winter you are cowering 
O’er the firebrands in the wigwam! 

In the coldest days of Winter 
I must break the ice for fishing; 

With my nets you never help me! 

At the door my nets are hanging, 
Dripping, freezing with the water; 

Go and wring them, Yenadizze! 

Go and dry them in the sunshine!” 

Slowly, from the ashes, Kwasind 
Rose, but made no angry answer; 

From the lodge went forth in silence, 
Took the nets that hung together, 
Dripping, freezing at the doorway, 

Like a wisp of straw he wrung them, 

Like a wisp of straw he broke them, 
Could not wring them without breaking, 
Such the strength was in his fingers. 

“Lazy Kwasind!” said his father, 

“In the hunt you never help me; 

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Every bow you touch is broken, 

Snapped asunder every arrow; 

Yet come with me to the forest, 

You shall bring the hunting homeward.” 

Down a narrow pass they wandered, 
Where a brooklet led them onward, 

Where the trail of deer and bison 
Marked the soft mud on the margin, 

Till they found all further passage 
Shut against them, barred securely 
By the trunks of trees uprooted. 

Lying lengthwise, lying crosswise, 

And forbidding further passage. 

“We must go back,” said the old man, 
“O’er these logs we cannot clamber; 

Not a woodchuck could get through them, 
Not a squirrel clamber o’er them!” 

And straightway his pipe he lighted, 

And sat down to smoke and ponder. 

But before his pipe was finished, 

Lo! the path was cleared before him; 

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All the trunks had Kwasind lifted. 

To the right hand, to the left hand. 

Shot the pine-trees swift as arrows, 
Hurled the cedars light as lances. 

“Lazy Kwasind!” said the young men, 
As they sported in the meadow: 

“Why stand idly looking at us, 

Leaning on the rock behind you? 

. Come and wrestle with the others, 

Let us pitch the quoit together!” 

Lazy Kwasind made no answer, 

To their challenge made no answer, 



“Pitched it sheer into the river” 
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Only rose, and, slowly turning, 

Seized the huge rock in his fingers, 

Tore it from its deep foundation, 

Poised it in the air a moment, 

Pitched it sheer into the river, 

Sheer into the swift Pauwating, 

Where it still is seen in Summer. 

Once as down that foaming river, 

Down the rapids of Pauwating, 

Kwasind sailed with his companions, 

In the stream he saw a beaver, 

Saw Ahmeek, the King of Beavers, 
Struggling with the rushing currents, 
Rising, sinking in the water. 

Without speaking, without pausing, 
Kwasind leaped into the river. 

Plunged beneath the bubbling surface, 
Through the whirlpools chased the beaver, 
Followed him among the islands, 

Stayed so long beneath the water, 

That his terrified companions 

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Cried, “Alas! good¬ 
bye to Kwasind! 

We shall never 
more see Kwas- 
ind!” 

But he reappeared 
triumphant, 

And upon his shin¬ 
ing shoulders 
Brought the beaver, 
dead and dripping, 

Brought the King 
of all the Beavers. 

And these two, as I have told you. 
Were the friends of Hiawatha, 
Chibiabos, the musician, 

And the very strong man, Kwasind. 
Long they lived in peace together, 
Spake with naked hearts together, 
Pondering much and much contriving 
How the tribes of men might prosper. 



“In the stream he saw a beaver” 





HIAWATHA’S SAILING 
“Give me of your bark, 0 Birch-Tree! 
Of your yellow bark, O Birch-Tree! 
Growing by the rushing river, 

Tall and stately in the valley! 

I a light canoe will build me, 

Build a swift Cheemaun for sailing, 
That shall float upon the river, 

Like a yellow leaf in Autumn, 

Like a yellow water-lily! 

“Lay aside your cloak, O Birch Tree! 
Lay aside your white-skin wrapper, 

For the Summer-time is coming, 

And the sun is warm in heaven, 

And you need no white-skin wrapper!” 

Thus aloud cried Hiawatha 
In the solitary forest, 

By the rushing Taquamenaw, 

While the birds were singing gayly, 

In the Moon of Leaves were singing, 

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“I a light canoe will build me” 


And the sun, from sleep awaking, 
Started up and said, “Behold me! 
Gheezis, the great Sun, behold me!” 

And the tree with all its branches 
Rustled in the breeze of morning, 
Saying, with a sigh of patience, 
“Take my cloak, O Hiawatha!” 

With his knife the tree he girdled; 
Just beneath its lowest branches, 
Just above the roots, he cut it, 

Till the sap came oozing outward; 

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Down the trunk, from top to bottom, 

Sheer he cleft the bark asunder. 

With a wooden wedge he raised it, 
Stripped it from the trunk unbroken. 

“Give me of your boughs, O Cedar! 

Of your strong and pliant branches, 

My canoe to make more steady, 

Make more strong and firm beneath me!” 

Through the summit of the Cedar 
Went a sound, a cry of horror. 

Went a murmur of resistance; 

But it whispered, bending downward, 
“Take my boughs, O Hiawatha!” 

Down he hewed the boughs of cedar, 
Shaped them straightway to a framework, 
Like two bows he formed and shaped them, 
Like two bended bows together. 

“Give me of your roots, O Tamarack! 

Of your fibrous roots, O Larch-Tree! 

My canoe to bind together. 

So to bind the ends together 

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That the water may not enter, 

That the river may not wet me!” 

And the larch with all its fibres, 
Shivered in the air of morning, 

Touched his forehead with its tassels, 
Said, with one long sigh of sorrow, 

“Take them all, O Hiawatha!” 

From the earth he tore the fibres, 

Tore the tough roots of the Larch-Tree, 
Closely sewed the bark together, 

Bound it closely to the framework. 

“Give me of your balm, O Fir-Tree! 

Of your balsam and your resin, 

So to close the seams together 
That the water may not enter, 

That the river may not wet me!” 

And the Fir-Tree, tall and sombre, 
Sobbed through all its robes of darkness, 
Rattled like a shore with pebbles, 
Answered wailing, answered weeping, 
“Take my balm, O Hiawatha!” 

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And he took the tears of balsam, 

Took the resin of the Fir-Tree, 

Smeared therewith each seam and fissure, 
Made each crevice safe from water. 

“Give me of your quills, 0 Hedgehog! 
All your quills, O Kagh, the Hedgehog! 

I will make a necklace of them, 

Make a girdle for my beauty. 

And two stars to deck her bosom!” 

From the hollow tree the Hedgehog 
With his sleepy eyes looked at him, 

Shot his shining quills, like arrows. 

Saying, with a drowsy murmur, 

Through the tangle of his whiskers, 

“Take my quills, O Hiawatha!” 

From the ground the quills he gathered, 
All the little shining arrows. 

Stained them red and blue and yellow, 
With the juice of roots and berries; 

Into his canoe he wrought them, 

Round its waist a shining girdle, 

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Round its bows a gleaming necklace, 
On its breast two stars resplendent 
Thus the Birch Canoe was builded 
In the valley by the river, . 

In the bosom of the forest; 

And the forest’s life was in it, 

All its mystery and its magic, 

All the lightness of the birch-tree, 

All the toughness of the cedar, 

All the larch’s supple sinews; 

And it floated on the river 
Like a yellow leaf in Autumn, 

Like a yellow water-lily. 

Paddles none had Hiawatha, 

Paddles none he had or needed, 

For his thoughts as paddles served him, 
And his wishes served to guide him; 
Swift or slow at will he glided, 

Veered to right or left at pleasure. 

Then he called aloud to Kwasind, 

To his friend, the strong man, Kwasind, 

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f Swift or slow at mil he glided” 


Saying, “Help me clear this river 
Of its sunken logs and sand-bars.” 

Straight into the river Kwasind 
Plunged as if he were an otter. 

Dove as if he were a beaver, 

Stood up to his waist in water, 

To his arm-pits in the river, 

Swam and shouted in the river, 

Trigged at sunken logs and branches, 
With his hands he scooped the sand-bars, 
With his feet the ooze and tangle. 






And thus sailed my Hiawatha 
Down the rushing Taquamenaw, 

Sailed through all its bends and windings, 
Sailed through all its deeps and shallows, 
While his friend, the strong man, Kwasind, 
Swam the deeps, the shallows waded. 

Up and down the river went they, 

In and out among the islands, 

Cleared its bed of root and sand-bar, 
Dragged the dead trees from its channel, 
Made its passage safe and certain, 

Made a pathway for the people, 

From its springs among the mountains, 
To the water of Pauwating, 

To the bay of Taquamenaw. 

FAREWELL, O HIAWATHA! 

Hiawatha worked hard for his people. 
They could not write. So Hiawatha made 
up a picture alphabet. 

He took paints of different colors. On the 

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smooth bark of a birch 
tree he painted many 
shapes and figures. 
Each figure had a 
meaning. Each sug¬ 
gested some word or 
thought. In this way 
Hiawatha taught the 
Indians many useful 
things. 

But winter was at 
hand. There had been 
but scanty crops. 

The game also was very scarce. The 
weather was very cold. 

Poor Minnehaha became ill. She grew 
rapidly worse. There was no food to be 
had. 

Hiawatha went hunting, but he found no 
game. He went fishing, but he caught no 
fish. 


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Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Company. 

“Painted many shapes and 
figures” 


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At last poor Minnehaha died. Then they 
buried her in the snow and kindled a huge 
fire near her grave. This was to light her 
spirit on its long journey to the islands of 
the blessed. 

After her death Hiawatha seemed 
changed. He was waiting and wishing to 
go away, too. 

When the first white people came to 
teach the Indians, he knew that his time to 
go had come. 

So he went among the people, saying: 

“I am going, O my people, 

On a long and distant journey; 

Many moons and many winters 
Will have come and will have vanished, 
Ere I come again to see you. 

But my guests I leave behind me; 

Listen to their words of wisdom, 

Listen to the truth they tell you, 


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Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Company. 

“Turned md waved his hand” 


For the Master of Life has sent them 
From the land of light and morning!” 

, On the shore stood Hiawatha, 

Turned and waved his hand at parting; 
On the clear and shining water 
Launched his birch* canoe for sailing, 
From the pebbles of the margin 
Shoved it forth into the water; 
Whispered to it, “Westward! Westward!” 
And with speed it darted forward. 

And the evening sun descending 

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Set the clouds on fire with redness. 

Burned the broad sky, like a prairie, 

Left upon the level water 

One long track and trail of splendor, 

Down whose stream, as down a river, 
Westward, westward Hiawatha 
Sailed into the-fiery sunset. 

Sailed into the purple vapors, 

Sailed into the dusk of evening. 

And the people from the margin 
Watched him floating, rising, sinking, 

Till the birch canoe seemed lifted 
High into that sea of splendor, 

Till it sank into the vapors 
Like the new moon slowly, slowly 
Sinking in the purple distance. 

And they said, “Farewell forever!” 

Said, “Farewell, O Hiawatha!” 

And the forests, dark and lonely, 

Moved through all their depths of darkness, 
Sighed, “Farewell, O Hiawatha!” 

And the waves upon the margin, 

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Courtesy of Houghton Mifflin Company. 


“Sailed into the fiery sunset” 

Rising, rippling on the pebbles, 
Sobbed, “Farewell, O Hiawatha!” 

And the heron, the Shuh-shuh-gah, 
From her haunts among the fen-lands 
Screamed, “Farewell, O Hiawatha!” 

Thus departed Hiawatha, 

Hiawatha the Beloved, 

In the glory of the sunset, 

In the purple mists of evening, 

To the regions of the home-wind, 

Of the Northwest wind Keewaydin, 
To the Islands of the Blessed, 

To the kingdom of Ponemah, 

To the land of the Hereafter! 

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Ole Shut-Eyes 
Inger’s Loaf 

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The Twelve Months 
A Mad Tea Party 
The Enchanted Mead 
The White Cat 
The Ugly Duckling 
The Miller’s Daughter 
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